You could — as I play devil's advocate — say it was a gesture of mercy, possibly a more Hufflepuff trait, in order to distract us not from the plan, but how pitifully little autonomy we have, in the big picture.

And, ah— [ and, bobbing his head, almost as if to disprove Topher's earlier point about the ease of distracting people like them ] —yes, fleece. Thrift store shopping, you know.